Announced digital switchover dates in European and CIS countries
| Country | Launch date | Completion of ASO | Compression format | Total number of TV households | Total number of set-top boxes |
| Andorra | 01.01.2004 | Completed 25.09.2007 |
TBD | 35 000 | ~30 000 |
| Armenia | TBD | TBD | MPEG-4 AVC | TBD | TBD |
| Austria | 25.10.2006 | 01.01.2010 | MPEG-2 | 3 370 000 | 400 000 |
| Azerbaijan | 2007 (Test transmissions) | TBD | MPEG-2/MPEG-4 AVC | TBD | TBD |
| Belarus | 07.2005 | 2014-2015 | MPEG-4 AVC | TBD | TBD |
| Belgium (Flemish) |
2002 | Completed | MPEG-2 | TBD | TBD |
| Croatia | 01.09.2008 | 01.01.2011 | TBD | 1 500 000 | TBD |
| Denmark | 01.04.2006 | 01.11.2009 | MPEG-2/MPEG-4 AVC | 2 400 000 | 300 000 |
| Estonia | 15.12.2006 | 01.07.2010 | MPEG-4 AVC | 600 000 | 80 000 |
| Finland | 01.08.2001 | Completed 31.08.2007 |
MPEG-2 | 2 000 000 | 1 100 000 |
| France | Trial: 04.02.2009 | 30.11.2011 | MPEG-2/MPEG-4 AVC | 25 126 714 | 14 573 000 |
| Georgia | TBD | TBD | MPEG-4 AVC | TBD | TBD |
| Germany | 02.11.2002 | Completed 02.12.2008 |
MPEG-2 | 34 990 000 | 16 000 000 |
| Hungary | 01.12.2008 | 31.12.2011 | MPEG-4 AVC | 3 400 000 | TBD |
| Ireland | 01.01.2009 | 12.12.2012 | MPEG-4 AVC | 1400 000 | 100 000 |
| Italy | 01.01.2004 | 01.01.2012 | MPEG-2 | 21 300 000 | 12 200 000 |
| Kazakhstan | TBD | TBD | MPEG-4 AVC | TBD | TBD |
| Kyrgyzstan | 30.11.2008 - test transmissions |
TBD | MPEG-4 AVC | TBD | TBD |
| Latvia | 01.01.2009 | 01.01.2011 | MPEG-4 AVC | 800 000 | 20 000 |
| Lithuania | 30.06.2006 | 31.12.2015 | MPEG-4 AVC | TBD | TBD |
| Luxemburg | 01.06.2006 | Completed | TBD | 171 000 | TBD |
| Moldova | Test transmissions (2007 - MPEG-2) |
TBD | MPEG-4 AVC | TBD | TBD |
| Norway | 04.09.2007 | 01.11.2009 | MPEG-4 AVC | 2 140 000 | 500 000 |
| Poland | 09.2009 (2006 - test transmissions) |
31.07.2013 | MPEG-4 AVC | 13 900 000 | 30 000 |
| Portugal | 29.04.2009 | 31.12.2012 | MPEG-4 AVC | 3 500 000 | TBD |
| Romania | 01.01.2010 | 31.12.2012 | MPEG-4 AVC | 7 200 000 | TBD |
| Russia | 2009 (2007 - regionl broadcasting) |
12.12.2015 | MPEG-4 AVC | 49 000 000 | ~30 000 |
| Slovakia | 01.01.2009 | 01.01.2012 | TBD | TBD | TBD |
| Slovenia | 01.01.2006 | 01.01.2011 | MPEG-4 AVC | 685 000 | TBD |
| Spain | 30.11.2005 | 03.04.2010 | MPEG-2 | 15 900 000 | 19 300 000 |
| Sweden | 01.04.1999 | Completed 15.10.2007 |
MPEG-2 | 4 400 000 | ~2 500 000 |
| Switzerland | 30.05.2001 | Completed 25.02.2008 |
MPEG-2 | 2 600 000 | >500 000 |
| Tajikistan | 2009 - test transmissions | TBD | MPEG-4 AVC | TBD | TBD |
| The Czech Republic | 21.10.2005 | 11.10.2011 | MPEG-2 | 3 700 000 | >130 000 |
| The Netherlands | 23.04.2003 | Completed 10.12.2006 |
MPEG-2 | 7 100 000 | 1 400 000 |
| Turkey | 31.12.2008 (2006 - test transmissions) |
31.12.2012 | MPEG-4 AVC | 17 000 000 | TBD |
| Turkmenistan | Test transmissions | TBD | MPEG-4 AVC | TBD | TBD |
| UK | 01.11.1998 | 31.12.2012 | MPEG-2 (MPEG-4 AVC HD) | 25 000 000 | 32 000 000 |
| Ukraine | 31.12.2007 | 2012-2014 | MPEG-4 AVC | 17 700 000 | 20 00-30 000 |
| Uzbekistan | Test transmissions | TBD | MPEG-4 AVC | TBD | TBD |